Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, took oath as Delhi CM; Parvesh Verma, Kapil Mishra and four other BJP MLAs took oath as cabinet ministers

Rekha Gupta has taken oath as the Delhi chief minister today at Ramlila Maidan in the presence of PM Modi. She will chair the first Cabinet meeting at 7pm. Stay tuned for LIVE updates on Rekha Gupta's oath-taking as Delhi CM.

BJP MLA Rekha Gupta took charge as the ninth Chief Minister of Delhi at her Secretariat office here on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh was administered oath as the chief minister by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena in a grand ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan. Her Council of Ministers were also sworn in.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta who was sworn in in a grand ceremony on Thursday in the national capital's Ramlila Maidan attended the evening aarti on the banks of the Yamuna. She was joined by newly inducted cabinet ministers and the Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva at the Vasudev Ghat.

Rekha Gupta's first day as Delhi's Chief Minister included a cabinet meeting after being sworn-in at Ramlila Maidan. This was followed by a Yamuna Aarti.